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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Boston Transcript: There recently
died at Potsdam, st. Lawrence County,
\. Y, Richard Donovan, who was III
some respects one of the most remark
able men IN Northern New York. Iwen
ty years ago, when boy, Donovan
worked IN -four mill One day he Was
caught III belt ana received Injuries
that necessitated taking off both arms at
the shoulders. This misfortune did not
discourage him, aud after recovering tbs
health, he set about earning his llvelI
hood as best he could without the use
of hands or arms. Part of the time be-
had lived alone and from the necessity
OF helping himself he became wonder
fully adept i'll performing all kinds of
work, using his feet aud mouth prlncl-
pa!Iy. He owned "a horse, OF which he
took the entire care, AarneSsed 1t, Hasten
ed aud uni iStened the buckles with h 5
teeth and drove with the reins tied
| around his shoulders, Being in need of
IA wagon he bought wheels and axies and
butt a box buggy complete aud painted
1t. tie went to the barn one wIuter day
and built COW stable, saving the timber
with his feet, and with the hammer III
one foot and holding the nail with the
other he nailed the boards on as we'll as
most men could do with their hands.
He dug well twelve feet deep on farm
in this town and stoned it himself. He
could NOW away hay by holding the fork
under his chin and letting it rest against
his shoulder. He woul pick pc atoes
III the field as fast as man could dig
them. He would dress himself, get his
meals, write bis letters, and, IN fact, do
almost any thing that any man with two
arms could do.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

DRUNKENNESS, or liquor habit, can be
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

The JUDGE WENT HoME.-At a recent
| term of Justices court, held In coun
ty, a very important case was being tried.
Eminent legal counsel had been EN-
ployed by both sides, the evidence had
all been submitted, the counsel for the
complainant had finished his argument
and the judge and those present were
listening to the lawyer for the defense,
who endeavored, of course, to put forth
his side of the case IN the best possible
manner. All of sudden the judge was
seen to write something on a small slip
of paper, which he then proceeded to
fold nicely, and, depositing the same in
copy of the code in front of him, took
his hat and, remarking to the astonished
gentleman, "You can proceed with your
argument, Mr., and when you nave
finished you will find my descison in
this case on that slip of paper" arose
to leave.
In vain were the circumstances of the
counsel The judge would not be per
suaded to remain, remarking to his as
tonished audience:
Don't you oil see that cloud over
there? That means rain, and [ am going
home to set out my potato slips. -
An1ericus Recorder.
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DRAGONS BONES.
STORIES OF THE NoRTH-REMAINS OF A
GREAT EXTINCT RHINOCERoS -"CLAws"


USED FOX BOWS.
In the folk lore of many of the tribes
that live along the borders of Northern
aud Eastern Asia are found tales quite as
marvellous and wonderful as those hand
ed down to the boys and girls of the
warmer and more civilized countries of
the South, in which tries, heroic giants
aud gods are the principal fgures-the
offspring of vivid tropical imaginatlons.
But in the tales related to the children
of the far. away ice country, the main
characters are gigantic animals and
monsters OF strange appearance; and as
the Northern story tellers are not noted
for their imaginative powers, we are led
to look for some solid foundation of fact
upon which the originators of the myths
must have built their wondrous tales
The Chinese legends abound in dragons
and unicoIns; and in Canton. to day,
may be purchased dragons" bones and
teeth, which form part of the regular
stock Of the native druggists.
In the "Chinese Repository" is a
quotation from LII She Chan, the author
of a Chinese medical book. He says,
concerning dragons bones:
1.-The bones are found on banks Of
rivers aud III caves of the earth, places
where the dragon died, and can be col
lected at any time"
In the far North, dragons bones"
were very common, but they we're usual
ly considered there to have belonged to
gigantic birds. To prove their belief
the natives showed the claws, three or
four feet long, of these monsters, which,
if they had ever existed, must have far
exceeded in size the roc of the "Arabian
Nights" Quaint tales of these were
told on winter evenings, perhaps, to ma
tive boys and girls; and little reason had
the children TO doubt them. for the claws
were so plentiful that their fathers used
them, as the Chukches of Eastern Siberia
do strips of VIII alebone, to make their
bows, which they use for bunting more
elastic
Finally, an English naturalist. while
studying Chinese folk lore, made the
discovery that the dragons bones and
teeth" were no more nor less than the
remsins of a great extinct rhinoceros.
Soon after, scientist travelling in North
ern Siberia heard the natives talking
about the gigantic birds [ have Just
mentioned, and being shown a "claw,
he saw that it, too, was in reality horn
of a monster rhinoceros that in past ages
had lived in that far off land of ice.
Charles Frederick Holder, in 81.
Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Henry Ward Beecher amused Mr..
Lincoln by telling him the following
story about an old school orthodox Ill
vine, who while attending to his usual
Sabbath illustrations, managed To dis
cover who of his congregation were alb
sent, his first duty on Monday morning
being to call on the absentees and to find
out why they were not at church
Among those whose places were Often
vacant was one man who cared little for
the sanctity of the holy day or the re.
proof of the minister. On taking his
usual Monday morning rounds, DIR. 2.
- WAS sure to visit Mr.. C, as
We will call him. Said the good man:
''Why were you not at church yester-
dayl"
"Had other business to attend to, -
was the blunt reply.
''Mr. c." SAID the clergyman
solemnly, there will be no preaching il
hell"
"Well, it won't be for want of minis
tiers" was the quick reioinder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Bridgeport, Com, special: A feature
in the ball game this afternoon, which
created great enthusiasm, was when one
of Barnum's elephants threw the bali
aud beat the long distance record. In
the sixth inning Jones, of Bridgeport,
batted the ball over Portlaud's left field
or. 1t was a three Dagger. The left
fielder ch ,sed the bali, but fell down.
An elephant engaged III pushing one OF
the circus Car out OF the enclosure saw
the man fail and left the car The bail
bounded near the animal, and he seized
it in his trunk, waved it over his head
and then hurled IN across the field to-
wards the first base. The ball passed
over the first baseman's head aud Jones
made home run. With the assistance
of the elephant the Bridgeport nine is
the strongest ever put into the field IN
der Bridgeport management.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

A blessed thing, says Charles Kings
ley, for any man or woman to have a
friend-one human soul whom we can
trust utterly, who knows the best and
worst of us, and who loves us in spite OF
our faults; who will speak the honest
truth to us while the world fatters us 20
our face aud laughs at US behind our
back; who will give US counsel aud re
proof in the day of prosperity and self
conceit; but who, again, will comfort
and encourage Us III the day of difficulty
and sorrow, when the world leaves US
alone to fight our own battles as We
can.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05
RUSSIAN GIRL STUDENTS.


THE DESPERATE EFFORT THAT THEY MAKE
TO SECURE AN EDUCATION.
Paris Letter: The attempt on the
car brings the Nihilists again to the
fore and will have the effect of exposing
the Russian lady students here to much
naggiug police espionage. One rarely
sees them unless in the QUARTER Latin.
/ came across nest of them short
| time ago in hotel in the Cours de la
Refine. Quakers could not have been
more plainly dressed, and most of them
had their hair cropped. They were
good musicians, and one and all harden
ed smokers. Kaimucks. am not sure
that their air of quiet, settled sadness Is
due to mpecuniousness. A studentess
told me that the only CHEEKY ones among
them are Jewesses, and that they are not
very wealty; but they meet with moral,
| and, indeed, often material support from
persons of their race settled in Paris. [
also learned from her that not a few of
her companions are girls of Influential
families, and that they have broken away
from home and came here under assum
ed names to study. The difficulties with
| which some of them had to contend In
| making their way here would strike you,
| were to relelate them, as belonging 10
the domain of romance. What do you
think of the daughter of the governor of
a province who was sent south by her
family, to be out of the way of restless
spirits with whom she came into sym
pathetic contact III Moscow, working her
way as cabin boy to Varna? She there
entered hotel as "boot," stayed some
time, aud, when she had money enough
to buy suit of clothes suitable to her
sex, took service as nurserymaid in a
family, about to start for England.
When there, she was engaged as a nur-
sery governess in noble family, and
was taken to the country seat of some
cousin of her own, high in English peer
age. But they had no idea who she
was. As soon as she had saved small
sum she came to Paris, and before she
could find lodging she used to pass her
nights in casual asylum. Being per
son of first rate education, she now pre-
pares girls wanting to be admitted to the
new high schools. The place were she
resides is a big loft over a cart maker
shed which has been fixed up as a dor
mltory and living room for about twenty
studentesses. Another loft serves as
refectory, where meals are cooked at a
large stove. Each studentess takes a
turn at cooking. The table on which
dinner is served are made of boards
placed on trestles. When the plates and
dishes are removed in the evening, all sit
down to study. The brain of the Rus
sian girl is a espective one, and retains
what it takes in. / don't think that the
studentesses l describe are engaged in
dynamite conspiracies; but they wish
we'll to those who are.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

The BLIGHT OF LANDLoRDIsM.-
nald wants to know what is the "blieht
of landlordism,' of which he reads so
much. Well. we asked our landlord
about it and he said it was paying a
plumber, a carpenter, a painter and a
plasterer $500 a year to keep a 5000
house in repair and Their have the tenant
take out the door bell, chandeliers and
the range and skip with about three
months rent unpaid. He says there are
some other bllghts in the landlord bust
ness, which any one may readily find out
by building few houses to rent.-Bur-
0ette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05
WHERE ALMONDS ARE RAISED

The almond is nut which has been
known from the very commencement of
history. 1t is mentioned III Genesis and
illusions to it are frequent throughout
the Old Testament, Aaron's rod which
swallowed up the rods of Egyptians and
magicians is stated by commentators to
have been an almond switch. The tree
was grown all over Palestine. Fine
groves of it are still in existence.
Yet the almond is a dangerous fruit
Both the kernal and the leaves of the
bitter almond contain hydrocyanic acid,
which is rank poison. A small dose
will kill dog; large dose of the dis
titled water OF the bitter almond produces
instantaneous death IN the human species
Even the sweet almond, which is SO
agreeable to the palate, is extremely
difficult of digestion.
The importation of almonds into the
United States amounts to about $780,
900 pounds yearly. California imports
lone. She raises, one year with anoth
er, about 100000 pounds, the great
bulk of which goes East for consumption.
The European almond is mainly grown
at Malaga and Valencia in Spain. 1t Is
form there that Boston and New York
get there supply. If we devoted little
more attention to the cultivation of this
valuable fruit we might take this market
from Spain. Thsre is no reason to fear
that the market will ever bv overstock-
ed.
1t is curious that the Hebrew word for
almond should be shaked, which also
means hasten to appear and mature.
Those who are satisfied with this ex-
PLANTATION are welcome to it. 1t is borne
out by passage in Jeremiah, where the
Lord appears to the prophet and asks {:
"What seest thou2" jeremiah answers
THE rod of an almond tree" Where
upon the Lord replies: ''Thou hast
we'll seen, for l will hasten my word to
perform it," 1t is not to be supposed
that the inspired writer would have con-
descended to make pun.-,San Fran
cisco CaU.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Victoria will complete a half century
of her reign in June, When she came to
the throne Martin YY Buren, had but
recently been inaugurated president.
Her uninterrupted wearing of the crown
has seen William Henry Harrison, john
Tayler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor,
Willard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James
Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew
Johnson Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford
B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A.
Arthur and Grover Cleveland succeed to
the presidential office. And her reign
has seen the death of these fifteen presi-
dents with two exceptions. And yet
Victoria had reached the age of woman s
estate when she received the crown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05
GREATLY ENCTTFD

Not few of the citizens of uanitowoc
have recently become greatly excited
over the astounding facts. that several of
their friends who had been pronounced
by their physicians as incurable and
beyond all hope-suffering with that
dreaded monster CoEsumption-have
been completely cured by DR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, the
only remedy that does positively cure
all throat and lung diseases, Coughs,
Colds, Asthma and Bronchitis. Trial
bottles free at Henry Hinrichs Drug
Store, large bottles 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05
A LIE WHICH BECAME FAMOUS,
ORIGIN OF THE SAYING "AND TT WASN'T A
GOOD DAY FOR DUCKS. ETHER

GOOD DAY FOR DUCKS, EITHER"
In 1866, the year before the war, a
party of Northern. Illinois hunters hied
themselves to the lakes of Minnesota for
an annual duck hunt of few weeks,
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
making the journey to st. Paul, which
was at that time little more than a
frontier village, bv a steamer from
Dubuque, Iowa. Among the party was
chap named Traax, proverbia liar,
but jolly, good natured fellow withal,
whose predominant weakness was read
lily excused, if not entirely overlooked,
by those who knew him we'll Abe.
that being his first uame. seemed to
struggle more recklessIv and natural Y
with the truth when talking about MS
proves as a hunter of game than or any
other subject.
One afternoon, as the steamer was
plowing its way through Lake Pepln, a
number of the male passengers were
seated forward on the boiler deck in 1T
tie kLots, passing the time away in con
versation. Abe was prominent figure
III one of the groups. and had alreais
ast0nished himself fairly by the whoD
pers he had successfully got of, when
the subject of duck huutlng. the ms
SION which himself and freuds wty~
Out on, was advertised. "Iya shot &
few ducks In my time" broke in Abe,
during q momentary iuii in the talk
GLOW many did you ever Kill ia one
day? querled cross-eyed passenger
from down about Burlington. .'YOu
may not believe me, sir, replied Abe. but
FaII + x 4
morning about seven miles, with my dog
ana gun, aud brought home 200 ducks by
actual count, and 1t wasn't a very good
day for ducks, eitherl" "You did tuat
all alone, and in one trip" asked the
crosS-eyed man as he put down some
figures on al envelope with pencil he
had carelessly taken from his vest
pocket. Yes, sir, l did," said Truax,
with tiuge of i'll humor to his tone
"Ihose ducks would weigh about two
and halt pounds apiece, wOu!dn't they"
Casually remarked the Burlington mau,
as he kept on making characters with
his p. ucll Il should say they would,
remarked the unsuspectlng Abe. "Wen,
then, said the persistent querest, "you
killed just $50 pounds of ducks; aud +
you can tell me how one man Is able to
lug that weight seven miles, and carry ii
gun at The same time, you can do some
thing that no other liar IN the Northwest
can match" Ate reflected minute,
aud with That's a whopper, amt it,
gentlemenl" he invited the whole party
IN to ike bar to take something at his
expense.
The remark "and it wasn't good d1y
for ducks, either" was used bapteriugiy
on Truax during the remainder of thu
trip, aud il time it became common or
the Mississippi, whence it spread until
it became one of the proverbial American
ism8 of the times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Murcury,
as Mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucus surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do are ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co, Toledo, O., contains no
mercury and is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucus sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure that you get the
genuine, it is taken internally and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co.
FrSold by Druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05
MIND.READING EXPOSED.

CHICAGO, April 19-Haviland, at the
Madison Street theater, last evening,
performed In very good style all the feass
of alleged mind reading accomplished by
Washington irving Bishop during his
engagement here few weeks ago. In
showing how the tests were made Havi
when be performed his feats he received
mental picture from the mind of his
subject, aud in following the picture
located the hidden object. The secret,
truly, was that instead of q mental pic
ture cutting any very remote figure.
the mind of the subject was read
Though the muscles. 4 man benz z
blindfoided could with greater ease COLI
centrate his mind on any object. IL
taking the hand of the subject 1t was no
trouble to find the approximate location
of the object sought Ii the mind read
er rushed forward with his subject the
latter would lnvoluntarily indicate By
his muscles 10 what direction the missing
article lay. If the reader started III the
right direction he would find that tie
subject would offer no resistance, while
on the other hand, if wrong course
concentrated III the one proper dlrectio u,
would invoiuntarily hold back and IN a
slight way with his muscles indicate the
correct direction. Nervous persons made
the best subjects, AID for that matter
students or ladies were the best. Ia the
case of tue ladies, they would soon tire
OF being hauled ABOUT the room, and to
get through with the business would all
but lead the mind reader to the place of
concealment.
He explained the trick of finding a
needle hidden within q mile of any gwen
point. A commit % Is appointed. a
party is sent out to hide the needle while
the rest o. the committee remains with
the mind reader. Wnen those who have
disposed of the object return, map Of
the city is placed on the table. The
route is traced on the paper, after which
a carriage Is taken, two subjects who
know the location sought after being
given seats on the box with the mind
reader, who, still bhndfoided, takes the
lines. The more nervous the subjects
the better. The biudGolded driver avoids
obstacles Ia the street 10y the involuntary
nudges of tue subjects, vino following
''seif preservation, the first law Of
nature, Indicate TO the blind driver how
to steer. Then little light is admitted
under the handkerchief which covers the
eyes, which aid the driver in discovering
street intersections. Yesterday HaviIand
found needle concealed IN an envelope
box III room 10, Quincy building, on
Adams street. The starting point was
the sherman houSp In HaVilaD6' /.
opinion the mind reading fad Is of no
practical use in capturing criminals or
recovering stolen property.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western R'y has been we'll named,
the fishing and hunting line Of Wis
consul, passing, as it does, through
thousands OF acres Of but partially
explored woods and within easy
reaching distance Of lakes and
streams that have never been tished
by white men, all well stocked with
the game fish for which Northern
Wisconsin waters are noted. The
woods abound with game; deer,
bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Iu California the railroads have three
classes of coaches, with dress as a dis
tinction. First class means elegant
coaches, where we'll dressed people only
are allowed; second class for men of or
binary or rough dress, and third class
for Cinnamon and Negroes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05
BUCKLIN'S ARNICA SALVF.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
ChilblaIns, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piless, or no paw
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per.
feet satisfaction of money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by B..
Hinrichs.
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Omaha Wife-Before we were married

Omaha Wife-Before we were married
you never thought of business matters
IN the evening; there was not night
that you didn't call to see me.
Young Husband--I remember. dear.
"Ohl 1ou dos Well, please explain
why it is that you now rush off to your
Office the moment you have your supper
and don't get back until midnight?"
81 have two to support now, my dear. -
Omaha Herald.
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The famous dismal swamp is no longer
used as a shelter for runaway negro
slaves, of course. but it is believed TO be
the hiding place of at lesat ITO white men
who for various reasons want to retire to
private life for a spell.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

"How styles have changed since l was
girl" said and old lady. "When l
was young we used 70 wear our dresses
up to the neck, and gloves with only one
button. Now they wear the glove up to
their neck and only one button on the
dress. "-LouisUiUe Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-05-05

Postmaster l.. Davis, of the town of
Solar, Jackson county, Ills, receives the
moderate salary of ten cents year.
The postmaster of Peck, Ills, got thirty
cents last year. while the postmaster Of
Lear, Ark, got thirty one cents.